`gf` fails to open file/HTTP URLs in Windows

[b-van-b]

Summary

Opening a file or HTTP link in Windows with gf results in this error: Windows cannot find '\\'.

Reproduction Steps

I tried this:

1. hx
2. i
3. https://helix-editor.com/news/
4. ␛
5. x
6. gf
7. c
8. C:\tmp\test.txt (path to an extant file)
9. ␛
10. x
11. gf

I expected this to happen:

1. https://helix-editor.com/news/ should open in the default browser.
2. C:\tmp\test.txt should open in Helix.

Instead, this happened:

Windows presented me with the following error message both times: Windows cannot find '\\'. Check the spelling and try again,or try searching for the item by clicking the Start button and then clicking Search.

If I do the above in WSL, it will correctly load the URL in Firefox in Windows and load the text file (at a modified path: /mnt/c/tmp/test.txt in Helix.

Helix log

Nothing is recorded in the log for this.

Platform

Windows

Terminal Emulator

Windows Terminal 1.22.11141.0

Installation Method

scoop

Helix Version

helix 25.01.1 (e7ac2fcd)

[b-van-b]

CTRL-clicking a hyperlink such as https://www.google.com/ opens the link correctly.

[yohaneYuri]

I've fixed it. It works as expectation now.